Christoph Denoth - Tanguero: Music from South America (2018) [Official Digital Download]

Guitarist Christoph Denoth returns with a new album of works inspired by South America, centered on the iconic tango. The continent of South America, with its diverse countries and various lines of historical development, has stimulated the creation of many musical traditions. But throughout the heterogeneous patterns of culture, the guitar has a central part to play as a national instrument in all South American countries. This selection (titled tanguero, describing one who sings or dances the tango) brings together many of the styles and genres of that vast continent in a colorful blend of melodies, rhythms, and harmonies. Christoph Denoth was born in Basel, Switzerland, and spent an important part of his early life in the Swiss mountains. His extraordinary musical talent became apparent early on, at which stage he already loved the guitar. He began his concert career at age 15. His studies of the classical guitar led him to the conservatories of Lucerne, Basel, and Zurich. He attended master classes with Pepe Romero and others and trained as a soloist with Oscar Ghiglia at the Basel Musikakademie. He regularly performs as a soloist with chamber orchestras and ensembles such as the Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain (Peter Maxwell Davies) or the Offenburger Streichtrio, and at international music festivals such as that of Schleswig-Holstein. He has also performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall in New York, at the Berlin Philharmonie, and at the Salzburg Mozarteum.

Tracklist:
1. Libertango (arr. for guitar) 04:16
2. Oblivion (arr. for guitar) 02:36
3. Triunfal (arr. for guitar) 03:04
4. Adiós Nonino (arr. for guitar) 04:44
5. Chiquilín de Bachín (arr. for guitar) 03:45
6. Las 4 Estaciones porteñas (The Four Seasons): No. 2. Verano porteño (arr. for guitar) 04:45
7. Milonga del Ángel (arr. for guitar) 05:12
8. El choclo (arr. C. Denoth for guitar) 04:02
9. La Cumparsita (arr. for guitar) 03:55
10. El día que me quieras (arr. C. Denoth for guitar) 03:54
11. Sueño de barrilete (arr. for guitar) 03:40
12. Tango en skai: Tango en Skaï 02:52
13. Agua e Vinho (Water and Wine) 04:04
14. Sons de Carrilhões (arr. C. Denoth for guitar) 02:32
15. Se ela perguntar 02:49
16. El Marabino 01:20
17. 4 Valses Venezolanos: No. 2. Andreina 01:12
18. 4 Valses Venezolanos: No. 3. Natalia, "Vals criollo" 01:50
19. Te vas milonga 02:04
20. Milonga 04:05
21. Violetas (arr. C. Denoth for guitar) 02:09

Personnel:
Christoph Denoth, guitar